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Memorial
' University of Newfoundland
Publications Mail
Registration No. 551988
Volume 30 Number 19
A MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND PUBLICATION
June 4, 1998
Festival announced
Photo by Jack Martin
In a class of his own
Stephen McGrath from Gander is the first graduate of Memorial's new bachelor of technology degree program. Administered
through the Marine Institute, the bachelor of technology program is the only one of its kind in Canada. The program enables
graduates of nationally accredited technology programs to earn a bachelor's degree and to expand their management skills.
Here, he is hooded by Ml Executive Director, Les O'Reilly see inside for complete convocation coverage.
President, board chair to address faculty, librarians
Open assembly
By Robin Grant
The university administration and the Committee of Concerned Faculty will hold an
assembly to discuss matters of concern to
the entire university and work to promote a feeling
of community within the university. The decision
came after a meeting on May 13 where the CCF
suggested the idea of a periodic general assembly.
In a memorandum May 15, President Dr.
Arthur May said he along with the chairman of the
Board of Regents, Ed Roberts, and the dean of
Memorial's largest faculty, Arts, Dr. Terry Murphy,
could contribute their thoughts on various issues to
librarians and faculty.
"Each of us would address, from our various
backgrounds and responsibilities, and given short
and medium term budgetary stresses, what we
think has to be done to address issues of strategic
direction and long-range planning," explained Dr.
May.
In a telephone interview, CCF chairman Dr.
Robert Adamec said, "The only way we can come
out of this at the other end of the process in one
piece, that is, as an institution that is productive
and not unreasonably damaged psychologically, is
if we can do this in a way in which there is a community consensus on how to do it."
The meeting will be held June 23, from 3:30-
5:30 p.m. in the Reid Theatre.
"I believe it is an important opportunity for the
university community to hear from us directly on
some very important matters," said Dr. May.
Dr. Arthur May went back
to where it all began.
Officials from the
provincial government, and representatives of Memorial's students, faculty, staff, alumni and
pensioners gathered in the former
Memorial University College
building on Parade Street in St.
John's to hear from the university's president about the institution's plans to celebrate its beginnings.
The Festival of Anniversaries, as the celebrations will be
called, will reflect a number of
important milestones that Memorial will be marking over the next
two years. The Memorial University College building served as
Memorial's campus from 1925-61.
The Festival of Anniversaries
includes: the 75th anniversary of
the founding of Memorial University College in 1925, the 50th
anniversary of the creation of
Memorial University of Newfoundland as a degree-granting
institution in 1949, the 35th
anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Institute in
1964, and the 25th anniversary of the opening of Si
Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook.
"Memorial's
impressive history
started in this
very building,"
Dr. May noted at
the ceremony.
"Since 1925 the university has grown from this
one building to being the largest
university in Atlantic Canada.
More importantly, it has grown
to become an integral part of the
province — its past and its
future.
"These celebrations will also
mark the creation of Sir Wilfred
Grenfell College, our campus on
the province's west coast, and
marks the founding of the Marine
Institute which joined Memorial in
1992. These celebrations are,
therefore, an invitation to people
across the province to celebrate
Memorial," Dr. May said.
At the ceremony, the Festival
of Anniversaries logo was
unveiled by president emeritus Dr.
Leslie Harris and Bob Brown,
vice-president (communications),
Graduate Students' Union.
In addition, anniversaries committee chair, Dr. Kevin Keough,
vice-president (research and international relations), released a preliminary schedule of events.. The
program of events and activities
scheduled from the Fall of 1998 to
Fall 2000 includes recitals, conferences, special lectures, anniversary convocations, publications
and symposia.
The preliminary schedule of events and more
details about the Festival
of Anniversaries are
available on the
anniversary celebrations web site
which was also
launched at the ceremony. The Festival
of Anniversaries web
site is located at
http://www.mun. ca/celebrate.
A look back ...
Memorial University College was established as a memorial to
the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War. Today, it also stands as a
memorial to the province's war dead of the Second World War. On Sept.
15, 1925, the college opened its doors on Parade Street to a total student
body of 55. The college was elevated to full university status in 1949 and
the first convocation was held on June 3, 1950. In 1949-50, there was a
student body of 307 in the new university; in the academic year 1961-62,
when the university moved to its present campus, the student enrolment
had reached 1,745 full-time and 152 part-time. In 1996-97, Memorial
recorded a student population of over 16,000.
In 1975, the university established a campus in Comer Brook and in
1979, it was named the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College honoring the memory of the renowned medical missionary. Today students can take programs in fine arts, science and arts disciplines at the college.
In 1992 the Marine Institute joined the university, becoming the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. Founded in 1964, the
institute offers a range of programs in fisheries and marine technology
and is involved in research and technology transfer.
Convocation
highlights
5-21
JLJUJ&i
*ym

Memorial
' University of Newfoundland
Publications Mail
Registration No. 551988
Volume 30 Number 19
A MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND PUBLICATION
June 4, 1998
Festival announced
Photo by Jack Martin
In a class of his own
Stephen McGrath from Gander is the first graduate of Memorial's new bachelor of technology degree program. Administered
through the Marine Institute, the bachelor of technology program is the only one of its kind in Canada. The program enables
graduates of nationally accredited technology programs to earn a bachelor's degree and to expand their management skills.
Here, he is hooded by Ml Executive Director, Les O'Reilly see inside for complete convocation coverage.
President, board chair to address faculty, librarians
Open assembly
By Robin Grant
The university administration and the Committee of Concerned Faculty will hold an
assembly to discuss matters of concern to
the entire university and work to promote a feeling
of community within the university. The decision
came after a meeting on May 13 where the CCF
suggested the idea of a periodic general assembly.
In a memorandum May 15, President Dr.
Arthur May said he along with the chairman of the
Board of Regents, Ed Roberts, and the dean of
Memorial's largest faculty, Arts, Dr. Terry Murphy,
could contribute their thoughts on various issues to
librarians and faculty.
"Each of us would address, from our various
backgrounds and responsibilities, and given short
and medium term budgetary stresses, what we
think has to be done to address issues of strategic
direction and long-range planning," explained Dr.
May.
In a telephone interview, CCF chairman Dr.
Robert Adamec said, "The only way we can come
out of this at the other end of the process in one
piece, that is, as an institution that is productive
and not unreasonably damaged psychologically, is
if we can do this in a way in which there is a community consensus on how to do it."
The meeting will be held June 23, from 3:30-
5:30 p.m. in the Reid Theatre.
"I believe it is an important opportunity for the
university community to hear from us directly on
some very important matters," said Dr. May.
Dr. Arthur May went back
to where it all began.
Officials from the
provincial government, and representatives of Memorial's students, faculty, staff, alumni and
pensioners gathered in the former
Memorial University College
building on Parade Street in St.
John's to hear from the university's president about the institution's plans to celebrate its beginnings.
The Festival of Anniversaries, as the celebrations will be
called, will reflect a number of
important milestones that Memorial will be marking over the next
two years. The Memorial University College building served as
Memorial's campus from 1925-61.
The Festival of Anniversaries
includes: the 75th anniversary of
the founding of Memorial University College in 1925, the 50th
anniversary of the creation of
Memorial University of Newfoundland as a degree-granting
institution in 1949, the 35th
anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Institute in
1964, and the 25th anniversary of the opening of Si
Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook.
"Memorial's
impressive history
started in this
very building,"
Dr. May noted at
the ceremony.
"Since 1925 the university has grown from this
one building to being the largest
university in Atlantic Canada.
More importantly, it has grown
to become an integral part of the
province — its past and its
future.
"These celebrations will also
mark the creation of Sir Wilfred
Grenfell College, our campus on
the province's west coast, and
marks the founding of the Marine
Institute which joined Memorial in
1992. These celebrations are,
therefore, an invitation to people
across the province to celebrate
Memorial," Dr. May said.
At the ceremony, the Festival
of Anniversaries logo was
unveiled by president emeritus Dr.
Leslie Harris and Bob Brown,
vice-president (communications),
Graduate Students' Union.
In addition, anniversaries committee chair, Dr. Kevin Keough,
vice-president (research and international relations), released a preliminary schedule of events.. The
program of events and activities
scheduled from the Fall of 1998 to
Fall 2000 includes recitals, conferences, special lectures, anniversary convocations, publications
and symposia.
The preliminary schedule of events and more
details about the Festival
of Anniversaries are
available on the
anniversary celebrations web site
which was also
launched at the ceremony. The Festival
of Anniversaries web
site is located at
http://www.mun. ca/celebrate.
A look back ...
Memorial University College was established as a memorial to
the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War. Today, it also stands as a
memorial to the province's war dead of the Second World War. On Sept.
15, 1925, the college opened its doors on Parade Street to a total student
body of 55. The college was elevated to full university status in 1949 and
the first convocation was held on June 3, 1950. In 1949-50, there was a
student body of 307 in the new university; in the academic year 1961-62,
when the university moved to its present campus, the student enrolment
had reached 1,745 full-time and 152 part-time. In 1996-97, Memorial
recorded a student population of over 16,000.
In 1975, the university established a campus in Comer Brook and in
1979, it was named the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College honoring the memory of the renowned medical missionary. Today students can take programs in fine arts, science and arts disciplines at the college.
In 1992 the Marine Institute joined the university, becoming the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. Founded in 1964, the
institute offers a range of programs in fisheries and marine technology
and is involved in research and technology transfer.
Convocation
highlights
5-21
JLJUJ&i
*ym